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About WOLFAP

In 2006 a group of enthusiastic, motivated and passionate international respiratory physiologists met at the ARTP Conference in Glasgow, Scotland to raise the standards and profile of the lung function profession on a worldwide scale.

The members of the WOLFAP group were members of famous lung function organisations, but their views did not necessarily reflect the views of those organisations.

The purpose of the meeting was to see whether it was possible to produce a global programme to enable standardisation of labs for quality, reproducibility and clinical trials based on established models of accreditation.

After the meeting the following conclusions were reached:

The Accreditation umbrella would cover training, competence, standards and quality as the key priorities. It would be centred on the current materials from participating professional bodies and the process would be inclusive, performance based, not prescriptive and approved by all interested stakeholders. This group will be driven by expert healthcare scientists, physiologists and technologists and will consult with physician colleagues appropriately.

The draft document on accreditation is now available for widespread consultation by all interested stakeholders and is being brought to AARC via ICRC to involve its member’s views and comments. We welcome your participation in the project.

Which Course is for me?

The Education and Training Committee has established many courses to cover a wide ranges of topics in the field of Respiratory Medicine and Lung Function testing, targeting both primary and secondary care professionals. Please select the course which you are interested in, and you will be taken to the relevent page containing the course content and details on how to enrol.

Information for Patients

Lung Function Testing

Lung Function Tests are a core function of ARTP members job roles. They usually involve breathing or blowing into a piece of equipment, and can range from performing the same manoeuvre several times (as in Spirometry, please see the video) to more complex measurements involving breathing specialist gas mixtures (such as a gas transfer measurement).

Membership of the ARTP

Membership of the ARTP is open to individuals and companies working in the field of Respiratory Clinical Physiology. Current ARTP members include Clinical Physiologists, Clinical Scientists, Physicians, Nurses and Equipment Manufacturers. There are many benefits that are exclusive to ARTP members, so please expore these pages to see why you should join us.

Quality Diagnostic Spirometry

The ARTP Spirometry Committee, which comes under the the Education and Training Committee, are the guardians of quality diagnostic spirometry testing in the UK. Using a network of ARTP Spirometry Centres, we offer a robust system of accreditation catering for practitioners with a variety of experience and clinical practice. Please explore these pages for further information.

About the ARTP

What We Represent

The Association for Respiratory Technology & Physiology (ARTP), through standards of training and quality assurance, are the professional guardians of physiological measurement issues in respiratory medicine in the UK. With over 35 years of experience in the design and delivery of lung function services, ARTP provides the only national, professionally recognised, qualifications in Respiratory Function Testing and Spirometry in the UK.

For experts in Sleep Medicine

ARTP SLEEP is now being developed to represent and support all healthcare professionals in the delivery of care, training and development of sleep services. Intended benefits include: a specific email Forum to discuss sleep diagnostic and therapeutic issues, access to ARTP SLEEP Members Web Pages, access to training materials, access to ARTP Consortium information, and a chance to be involved in formulating and designing sleep apnoea policy.

These pages are intended for those who currently practice respiratory physiology and medicine, and aims to provide an overview of the latest news and employment opportunities as well as providing information relating to careers, paediatrics and professional registration.

More detailed information, and well as other issues affecting our speciality, may be for ARTP members only and can be accessed via this link.

Standards

The ARTP has also published several Standards documents cxovering areas including Quality Assured Diagnostic Spirometry and Department Size Report, which can be accessed in this section.